KVTN-DT
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| KVTN-DT / KVTH-DT / KVTJ-DT | |
|---|---|
| Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| Branding | VTN |
| Slogan | Your Arkansas Christian Connection |
| Channels |
Digital: see table below |
| Affiliations | Victory Television Network |
| Owner | Agape Church, Inc. |
| First air date | December 1, 1988 |
| Call letters’ meaning | all stations: Victory Television 4th letter: see table below |
| Transmitter Power | see table below |
| Height | see table below |
| Facility ID | see table below |
| Transmitter Coordinates | see table below |
| Website | www.vtntv.com |
The Victory Television Network, or VTN, is a statewide religious television network founded in 1988 by husband-and-wife Happy and Jeanne Caldwell. KVTN in Little Rock was the first station to sign on the air on December 1, 1988. VTN is available on more than 225 cable systems across the region. The main KVTN station is also available to DirecTV and Dish Network customers within the Little Rock market.
The VTN network is comprised of three stations:
| Station | City of license | Channels | First air date | 4th letter’s meaning |
ERP | HAAT | Facility ID | Transmitter Coordinates |
| KVTN-DT | Pine Bluff | 24 (UHF) PSIP 25 |
December 1, 1988 | Network | 725 kW | 355.5 m | 607 | 34°31′55.7″N 92°2′41.6″W / 34.532139°N 92.044889°W |
| KVTH-DT | Hot Springs | 26 (UHF) | February 7, 1986 | Hot Springs | 66.4 kW | 258 m | 608 | 34°22′20.2″N 93°2′48.9″W / 34.372278°N 93.046917°W |
| KVTJ-DT | Jonesboro | 48 (UHF) | June 19982 | Jonesboro | 780 kW | 297 m | 2784 | 35°36′13.1″N 90°31′18.5″W / 35.603639°N 90.521806°W |
Notes:
- 1. KVTH used the callsign KRZB-TV from its 1986 sign-on until 1991 when it was acquired by VTN.
- 2. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KVTJ signed on June 6, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on June 26.
As of 10:00 AM February 9, 2009 VTN's three stations are digital only.
VTN is the only Christian television network headquartered in Arkansas—reaching 1.2 million homes across the state of Arkansas, Western Tennessee (including the Memphis area), the bootheel of Missouri and portions of Northern Mississippi. It is also one of the few religious independent stations outside of major U.S. markets.
VTN carries a combination of the most popular national Christian programs, as well as locally-produced religious shows. Original program features such as Community Connection, More Than Champions and VTN Carbonated are also seen.
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[edit] External links
- Official site
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KVTN
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KVTH
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KVTJ
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KVTN-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KVTH-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KVTJ-TV
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